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Google's Robotic Dog is in Basic Training for Marine Corps (+Video)

Ryan Bushey | September 23, 2015

Boston Dynamics, a robotics company owned by Google, has its robotic prototype called Spot attending basic training camp with the Marines in Quantico, Virginia.
The Marines are currently testing a series of robotic creations to gauge how well they will perform in the field.

Source: http://www.rdmag.com/videos/2015/09/googles-robotic-dog-basic-training-marine-corps

Spot is a “hydraulically actuated quadruped” that weighs 160 pounds, reports Ars Technica. It can be safely controlled through a wireless game-controller hooked up to a laptop. The operators can stand as far away as 500 feet without interfering with the signal.

Source: http://www.popsci.com/marines-test-robot-dog-for-war

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